Calamotropha delatalis

Calamotropha delatalis, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1863. It is found in Sri Lanka^[1] and Australia,^[2] where it has been recorded from Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria.

Calamotropha delatalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Subfamily:	Crambinae
Tribe:	Calamotrophini
Genus:	Calamotropha
Species:	C. delatalis
Binomial name
Calamotropha delatalis (Walker, 1863)
Synonyms
Crambus delatalis Walker, 1863

Description

The wingspan is about 27 mm in the male and 30 mm in the female. It is a pale greyish-brown moth. The vertex of the head is whitish. Forewings with veins and interspaces finely streaked with brown. A black discocellular speck and a marginal brown specks series present. Hindwings fuscous brown.^[3]

The larvae probably bore into the stems of grass species.^[4]